PortalPlayer Gets iPhone Win?

MacRumors · Nov 21, 2006, 04:27 PM

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EETimes is reporting word from analyst Chris Caso that PortalPlayer may have scored a big win in Apple's rumored phone, receiving the contract for the applications processor design.

PortalPlayer was dumped from Apple's iPod Nano line in April 2006, and has since been bought by NVidia, who themselves are rumored to have scored the multimedia chip contract for the forthcoming "true" video iPod. PortalPlayer still supplies the audio processor for Apple's full-sized iPod (iPod with video).

Apple's phone has recently been rumored to be in production overseas, with initial deliveries starting in February 2007.

Mac-Addict · Nov 21, 2006, 04:30 PM

iPhone here we come! Can't wait

Donz0r · Nov 21, 2006, 04:30 PM

It's coming very soon!

clintob · Nov 21, 2006, 04:31 PM

I hope these iPhone rumors are true. I've been putting off the PDA-world for too long, waiting for something that would work seemlessly with my Mac lifestyle. C'mon Apple, don't let me down!

BRLawyer · Nov 21, 2006, 04:31 PM

Good news, as PP is still a great iPod software app maker...go APPLE!

iMikeT · Nov 21, 2006, 04:32 PM

Too many teasers!

Donz0r · Nov 21, 2006, 04:32 PM

I had a dream last night that I got one, it was great! ... yet disturbing that I'm dreaming about an iPhone.

justflie · Nov 21, 2006, 04:33 PM

iWant please. I think we should postpone Christmas til after January 8th...

peharri · Nov 21, 2006, 04:34 PM

That's pretty impressive. Apple can actually have 20 gazillion phones put into production before they've even picked someone to design the "applications processor". This is how far sighted a company they are, most people have to design things before they build them, but Apple, you see, has vision, and with vision, well, anything can happen.

Word has it that they actually shipped the first Macintosh 128k twenty years before the 68000 was designed.

Mac-Addict · Nov 21, 2006, 04:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by iMikeT

Too many teasers!

Lol your on a website called MacRumors.Com thats what they show us.. rumours, previews and "teasers" of anything to do with apple.

Donz0r · Nov 21, 2006, 04:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by peharri

That's pretty impressive. Apple can actually have 20 gazillion phones put into production before they've even picked someone to design the "applications processor". This is how far sighted a company they are, most people have to design things before they build them, but Apple, you see, has vision, and with vision, well, anything can happen.

Word has it that they actually shipped the first Macintosh 128k twenty years before the 68000 was designed.

Just because we're hearing about portal player making the chips Now doesn't mean that they were just selected now. Who's to say they picked PP to make the chips before the phones were put into production? The sequence of rumors released doesn't indicate the sequence of events apple is taking.

afields · Nov 21, 2006, 04:48 PM

I rarely buy products when they first come out...this will be an exception. I will literally be refreshing the apple store, credit card in hand on the day of MWSF.

peharri · Nov 21, 2006, 04:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Donz0r

Just because we're hearing about portal player making the chips Now doesn't mean that they were just selected now. Who's to say they picked PP to make the chips before the phones were put into production? The sequence of rumors released doesn't indicate the sequence of events apple is taking.

You'd think that, wouldn't you. But not only is that not the case, the reality is actually worse than I said. Apparently PortalPlayer has until 2008 to put together the chip. That's what the article says...

(Actually the EE Times article is awful and literally backs up MacRumor's summary without actually imparting anything that would give you confidence in it being real. The EE Times article mentions the iPhone once and then switches to talking about "the next generation iPod Video"; I think the author is just confused and wanted to conflate the two for the sake of the headline.)

kansast · Nov 21, 2006, 04:49 PM

O.k. yes.. I hope to get me one of these iPhones when they come out. Regardless of any "new" features. I'm just hoping it'll have that smart Apple design/user interface etc. and I'll be able to sync up with my computer easily.

However.. I just don't see how anything Apple comes out with.. if ever.. can EVER LIVE UP TO ALL THIS HYPE!!

I hope it's a killer though.

bigandy · Nov 21, 2006, 05:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Todd from Scrubs

Make it stop five?

I can see this getting more out of hand before, well, nothing is released...

PODshady · Nov 21, 2006, 05:27 PM

I am ready to buy an iPhone the second Apple releases them

LostPacket · Nov 21, 2006, 05:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kansast

However.. I just don't see how anything Apple comes out with.. if ever.. can EVER LIVE UP TO ALL THIS HYPE!!

No kidding. Remember when the iPod was introduced? So many people were disappointed and it didn't get half the hype the iPhone is getting. I can't wait to read the forums once they announce a white RAZR with an apple logo.

sartinsauce · Nov 21, 2006, 05:49 PM

Every Friday, Engadgetmobile.com posts the most recent FCC filings for wireless phones. Until something like an iPhone comes through the FCC, it won't happen in the United States. I imagine that other countries have similar regulatory comittees with similar public filings. Wanna find the iPhone? Keep your eyes peeled there.

Consequently, I'm not sure how His Steveness will be able to keep this thing a secret since FCC filings are public. Most likely, it'll be filed under Apple, and we'll all know about it before it's formally introduced. Or else it'll be filed under the name of another manufacturer, in an attempt to keep it secret. Either way, anyone watching the FCC filings like a hawk should be able to spot anything even remotely Appleish in terms of it's design aesthetic.

steve_hill4 · Nov 21, 2006, 06:01 PM

These rumours are getting too strong and frequent for this not to materialise.

Roll on MWSF.

longofest · Nov 21, 2006, 06:13 PM

Just to re-iterate... We really don't know that it will happen at MWSF. The FIRST shipments are rumored to be coming in February (which probably means February 28th), so IF it is announced at MWSF, it wouldn't be shipping then.

twoodcc · Nov 21, 2006, 06:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mac-Addict

iPhone here we come! Can't wait

yeah me either. my razr is always messing up....here's to hoping that it'll work with cingular!

NewSc2 · Nov 21, 2006, 06:33 PM

There are rumors of a second iPhone, and a reported former iPod nano chip maker for some sorta iPhone... sheesh, just release the supposed-maybe-coming-but-who-knows thing out. It'd be funny if no phone is ever released

ipedro · Nov 21, 2006, 07:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sartinsauce

Every Friday, Engadgetmobile.com posts the most recent FCC filings for wireless phones. Until something like an iPhone comes through the FCC, it won't happen in the United States. I imagine that other countries have similar regulatory comittees with similar public filings. Wanna find the iPhone? Keep your eyes peeled there.

Consequently, I'm not sure how His Steveness will be able to keep this thing a secret since FCC filings are public. Most likely, it'll be filed under Apple, and we'll all know about it before it's formally introduced. Or else it'll be filed under the name of another manufacturer, in an attempt to keep it secret. Either way, anyone watching the FCC filings like a hawk should be able to spot anything even remotely Appleish in terms of it's design aesthetic.

It doesn't have to go through the FCC until it's ready to be produced. If Apple wants to keep it secret, they can announce it @ MacWorld and release it a couple of months later.

scu · Nov 21, 2006, 08:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PODshady

I am ready to buy an iPhone the second Apple releases them

I would as well, but the big question is; Will it work with all celluar carriers?

quigleybc · Nov 21, 2006, 09:20 PM

Heat into energy

What's next

Turning corn into fuel ??

Nov 21, 2006, 04:27 PM	#1
MacRumors macrumors bot Join Date: Apr 2001	PortalPlayer Gets iPhone Win? http://www.macrumors.com/images/macrumorsthreadlogo.gif EETimes is reporting word from analyst Chris Caso that PortalPlayer may have scored a big win in Apple's rumored phone, receiving the contract for the applications processor design. PortalPlayer was dumped from Apple's iPod Nano line in April 2006, and has since been bought by NVidia, who themselves are rumored to have scored the multimedia chip contract for the forthcoming "true" video iPod. PortalPlayer still supplies the audio processor for Apple's full-sized iPod (iPod with video). Apple's phone has recently been rumored to be in production overseas, with initial deliveries starting in February 2007.

Nov 21, 2006, 04:30 PM	#2
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Nov 21, 2006, 04:30 PM	#3
Donz0r macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jun 2006	It's coming very soon!

Nov 21, 2006, 04:32 PM	#6
iMikeT macrumors 6502 Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: California	Too many teasers!

Nov 21, 2006, 04:34 PM	#9
peharri macrumors 6502a Join Date: Dec 2003	That's pretty impressive. Apple can actually have 20 gazillion phones put into production before they've even picked someone to design the "applications processor". This is how far sighted a company they are, most people have to design things before they build them, but Apple, you see, has vision, and with vision, well, anything can happen. Word has it that they actually shipped the first Macintosh 128k twenty years before the 68000 was designed. __________________

Nov 21, 2006, 04:48 PM	#12
afields macrumors 6502 Join Date: Mar 2004	I rarely buy products when they first come out...this will be an exception. I will literally be refreshing the apple store, credit card in hand on the day of MWSF. __________________ easy listening for intergalactic travel

Nov 21, 2006, 04:49 PM	#14
kansast macrumors member Join Date: Jul 2002	O.k. yes.. I hope to get me one of these iPhones when they come out. Regardless of any "new" features. I'm just hoping it'll have that smart Apple design/user interface etc. and I'll be able to sync up with my computer easily. However.. I just don't see how anything Apple comes out with.. if ever.. can EVER LIVE UP TO ALL THIS HYPE!! I hope it's a killer though.

Nov 21, 2006, 05:27 PM	#16
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Nov 21, 2006, 05:49 PM	#18
sartinsauce macrumors regular Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Los Angeles	iPhone isn't coming soon (if it's coming at all) Every Friday, Engadgetmobile.com posts the most recent FCC filings for wireless phones. Until something like an iPhone comes through the FCC, it won't happen in the United States. I imagine that other countries have similar regulatory comittees with similar public filings. Wanna find the iPhone? Keep your eyes peeled there. Consequently, I'm not sure how His Steveness will be able to keep this thing a secret since FCC filings are public. Most likely, it'll be filed under Apple, and we'll all know about it before it's formally introduced. Or else it'll be filed under the name of another manufacturer, in an attempt to keep it secret. Either way, anyone watching the FCC filings like a hawk should be able to spot anything even remotely Appleish in terms of it's design aesthetic.

Nov 21, 2006, 06:01 PM	#19
steve_hill4 macrumors 68000 Join Date: May 2005 Location: Propping up the bar.	These rumours are getting too strong and frequent for this not to materialise. Roll on MWSF. __________________ If I had all the money I've spent on drink, I'd spend it on drink. - Vivian Stanshall

Nov 21, 2006, 06:13 PM	#20
longofest Demi-God (Editor) Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Falls Church, VA	Just to re-iterate... We really don't know that it will happen at MWSF. The FIRST shipments are rumored to be coming in February (which probably means February 28th), so IF it is announced at MWSF, it wouldn't be shipping then.

Nov 21, 2006, 06:33 PM	#22
NewSc2 macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Orange County, CA	There are rumors of a second iPhone, and a reported former iPod nano chip maker for some sorta iPhone... sheesh, just release the supposed-maybe-coming-but-who-knows thing out. It'd be funny if no phone is ever released __________________ Mac Pro + 30" ACD, 15" MBP, iPhone 3GS Logic & Ableton user Canon 40D + 17-55 f/2.8 IS

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